John Dalziel will tap into Gregor Townsend's Lions knowledge ahead of Tour

John Dalziel, who has been a Scotland coach since 2020, said the Lions was never on his radar until he first heard from Andy Farrell late last month.

KNOWLEDGE: Scotland forwards coach John Dalziel will lean heavily on Gregor Townsend's experience as he prepares to go into "a brand new world" after earning a surprise call to join Andy Farrell's British and Irish Lions backroom team. Pic: ©INPHO/Billy Stickland

Thu, 27 Mar, 2025 - 14:08

Anthony Brown, PA

Scotland forwards coach John Dalziel will lean heavily on Gregor Townsend's experience as he prepares to go into "a brand new world" after earning a surprise call to join Andy Farrell's British and Irish Lions backroom team.

Townsend was involved with the Lions as a player in 1997 and then as a coach in 2021 and the Scotland head coach was one of several people Farrell spoke to about Dalziel before including him on Wednesday as part of his coaching staff for this summer's tour of Australia.